Haylee Kent, a 21 year old of Baker County, Florida was arrested on child neglect charges .....
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| Not Ready For Motherhood |
...... after her baby was found to be gravely ill due to life-threatening starvation.
The child was taken to hospital by his grandmother, where at 8 months of age, the baby was found to have the average weight of a 2-month-old baby. In addition to the severe mal-nourishment, the sheriff's office said the baby had previously suffered a skull fracture.
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| On Her Way To Jail |
Ms Kent did not visit the hospital or cooperate with the Department of Children and Families. After her arrest, she told sheriffs deputies that she sometimes felt 'annoyed' over the way her baby needed to be fed, so she stopped doing it.
The baby is now recovering in foster care and gaining weight. Ms Kent is facing multiple counts of child neglect, with and without great bodily harm. In lieu of any other explanation it appears that she just wasn't equipped or ready for motherhood.
The case hasn't come to court yet .... but its a rather sad and disturbing illustration of a sector of society that we like to pretend doesn't exist.
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